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Adoption Leave Procedure
This adoption procedure sets out the rights
of eligible employees to take paid leave to allow employees who
are adopting a child to take time off when a child is placed with
them for adoption. The policy sets out the minimum amounts of statutory
adoption pay and leave to which employees are entitled when a child
is placed for adoption within the UK or is adopted from overseas.
To qualify, the employee must have been continuously employed by
the company for at least 26 weeks.
The adoption
leave policy is suitable for use in England, Wales and Scotland
and covers:
- period of adoption leave
- rates of statutory adoption leave pay
- periods of notice
- rights of employee during adoption leave
- rights of employee on return to work.
As well as the adoption leave policy this package
of documents also includes:
| Adoption
declaration |
A
declaration by an employee electing to receive statutory adoption
pay and not statutory paternity pay. This declaration should be
given to the employee to sign and date and return to the employer. |
| Adoption
letter |
A letter from the employer to
the employee outlining the employee's eligibility for adoption
leave and pay. This letter must be sent within 28 days of the
employee's notification of the date they wish to start adoption
leave. |
| E16 |
An
employer's guide to pay and time off work for adoptive parents (issued
by HM Inland Revenue & Customs). |
| SAP1 |
A
statutory form used to tell an employee why they do not qualify
for statutory adoption pay. |
| SAP2 |
A
statutory form used by the employer to record details of an employee's
statutory adoption pay. |
This package is
available as part of an employment Annual
Subscription - giving you unlimited access to all standard employment
documents, packages and forms for 1 year for only £39.95 including VAT.
The price for this
package is £16.92 including VAT if bought individually.
You can view a sample of the adoption leave policy here.
How to order
Choose the appropriate format for your Adoption
Leave Package: Word
Template (.dot) or Word
Document (.doc) 
Related Clickdocs documents
- Annual
Subscription - access to all standard employment documents
for 1 year
- SAP1
- statutory form used to tell an employee why they do not qualify
for statutory adoption pay
- SAP2 - statutory form used by the employer to record details of an employee's
statutory adoption pay
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